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Physical, Emotional Problems Take Toll in Muscular Dystrophy
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Parkinson's Drug Errors Common in Small Study of Hospitalizations
Major Finding: Eighty percent of Parkinson’s disease hospitalizations have medication administration problems.Data Source: Researchers studied...
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Abnormal Placenta Linked to Increased Postcesarean Hemorrhage Risk
Major Finding: A hemoglobin decrease of at least 30% from the preoperative value was significantly associated with abnormal placenta (OR, 5.38),...
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New Staples Add to Options for Cesarean Section
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Investigational Contraceptive Patch Shows Promise
Major Finding: No clinically meaningful differences in contraceptive efficacy were observed between women who used an oral contraceptive and those...
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Maternal Age, Obesity Associated With Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
Major Finding: A significantly higher proportion of obese women aged 40 years or older underwent primary cesarean delivery, compared with obese...
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Airborne Pollens and Asthma-Related ED Visits Coincide
Major Finding: A regression analysis of excess vs. average daily asthma ED visits to two hospitals revealed that the largest excess number of...
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PCR Bests Culture at Identifying Congenital CMV Infections
Major Finding: Of 123 infants enrolled for confirmation, 114 were confirmed to be CMV-positive, and 9 were confirmed to be CMV-negative.
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A Handoff Effect? Lower Hospitalist Continuity Increases Costs
Major Finding: Lower continuity of inpatient care among hospitalists increased total costs by 7% for each hospitalist on a case and by 12% for...
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Why Won't They Leave? Discharge Timing Doesn't Speed Departures
Major Finding: Efforts to complete discharge orders before 11 a.m.